Happy International Women’s Day COPE ON!

Gender Justice is Economic Justice – Gender justice means addressing the social and economic barriers faced by women and gender-diverse people in our society. These barriers include disproportionately higher rates of poverty and worsening food and housing insecurity crisis compared to men. Gender justice at work means addressing workplace issues that threaten gender equity and deepen economic injustices facing women and gender-diverse workers, including:

– Violence and harassment at work that disproportionately target women and gender-diverse workers;
– ⁠Overrepresentation of women in undervalued employment sectors, such as care work, which is often precarious, low paid and marked by poor working conditions; and
– ⁠A national child care crisis that continues to be a major barrier for women’s workforce participation.

WOMEN AND THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS

– 60% of minimum wage workers in Canada are women.
– ⁠Young women are 53% more likely to hold multiple jobs.
– ⁠40% of women reported it was difficult or very difficult to meet financial needs in 2025.
– ⁠41% of female lone-parent families face food insecurity.
– ⁠Women still only make 89 cents for every dollar men make.
– ⁠Women are 60% more likely than men to carry most of the unpaid and
long-term care at home.

When we rise up together, we make real change and fight for a more feminist and equitable future for our workplaces, communities, and economy.